New Jersey lyricist Crimeapple enlisting Apollo Brown to provide fifteenth full-length album. Turning into a fan of his within the fall of 2017 along with his 4th EP Candy Goals together with the Huge Ghost Ltd. produced full-length debut Aguardiente that following spring, his profile within the underground grew exponentially from there. Discography standouts embody the DJ Skizz-produced Moist Dust, the DJ Muggs-produced Medallo, Cartagena, Breakfast in Hradec & Sin Cortar. El León produced by Preservation from the start of this yr grew to become essentially the most I’ve loved Crime’s music shortly & the official Aguardiente sequel Bazuko was a tad bit higher, which raised the stakes for the Mello Music Group-backed This, Is Not That.

After the titular intro, the primary tune “Mercy” is that this rap rock opener telling everybody who needs to take a portion to take precaution & to press your luck because you wanna press buttons whereas “Superstitious” takes the increase bap route instrumentally speaking his passport lookin’ like part of a jail gang. “Great Feelin’” that includes Willie the Child works in some strings detailing the mafioso life whereas “Know No Higher” soulfully talks a couple of choose few needing to remain inside.

“The Downside” goes for a drumless but crooning vibe to the beat having fun with the fruits of his labor when he began & being within the tropics lately simply earlier than “Pitiful” ominously talks from a distressing place for roughly 3 minutes. “Almanacs” that includes Sonnyjim brings the pair collectively over pianos with some kicks & snares addressing those that want greater than assist, however then “Coke with Ice” strips the drums & retains the keys in tact to speak about the way in which or not it’s crackin’.

To start the ultimate leg, “My Personal Good” has this atmospheric increase bap strategy admitting that he nonetheless rides via his outdated hood time to time when he actually shouldn’t be whereas the drumless “Favoritism” talks about being world wide & not seeing every other repair like his infants. “Mis Amigos” nears the conclusion of the LP clarifying that he’s the largest within the county & “New Goals” ends it with a guitar evaluating it to the blind main the blind.

This, Is Not That marks the rebirth of smoke-stained bars with Crimeapple taking part in each poet & thinker by flipping bilingual manteca rhymes with a chef’s precision in addition to stirring up the road grime & serving it with a aspect of sharp wit to remind the viewers that there’s nonetheless magnificence to be discovered within the decay over Apollo Brown’s dusty but soulful sound constructed as if it’s historic structure.

Rating: 9/10